An AHP-multicriteria suitability evaluation of technological diversification in the automotive industry

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 4889-4907

  Larrodé, Emilio ^a   Moreno Jiménez, José Mara ^a   Muerza, M Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AHP; automotive industry; knowledge extraction; multicriteria suitability evaluation; technological diversification process

Indexed keywords

AHP; AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES; AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR; INITIAL STAGES; INTERNATIONALISATION; KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION; LEARNING PROCEDURES; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; MULTI-CRITERIA; SUITABILITY EVALUATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSIFICATION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 84865682883     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2012.657975     Document Type: Article

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